MLB Winter Meetings rumors: Tuesday

DALLAS -- We're live from the media room, lobby or anywhere else in the Dallas Hilton for Major League Baseball's annual Winter Meetings. Tons of rumors will continue to circulate throughout the meetings, so we'll keep this as a landing spot for anything and everything. Check back for updates all day Tuesday. We'll timestamp updates made after the initial post.

• Please remember that any rumor passed along is merely a rumor. If we report something, we feel it's legit. If not, we're just letting you know it's out there. This warning is given with a great example. Monday evening, Jim Duquette of MLB Network radio tweeted that C.J. Wilson had received a six-year offer from the Nationals. If that was true, considering everything we've heard, Wilson would probably have signed on the spot. Instead, his reaction was laughter -- via Twitter -- and he jokingly said: "In unrelated news, I haven't been offered contracts from FC Barcelona, the Mavs or the Lakers." Meantime, all Nationals beat writers summarily shot down the rumor. In fact, CBSSports.com's Scott Miller reports the Angels are hot after Wilson while many reporters have noted the Nats actually prefer Mark Buehrle.

2:57 p.m. ET: Buehrle has narrowed the field of teams he's considering to five, reports Jon Heyman. Buehrle has previously been connected to more than a dozen teams in rumors.

• The Cubs prefer Prince Fielder to Pujols, reports Jon Heyman. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports backs it up and says the Cubs would prefer to offer less years and more dollars per year. Remember, in the past few weeks, reports surfaced that the Cubs preferred Pujols to Fielder. I have a sneaking suspicion Theo Epstein is doing a great job of driving up the price on his rivals' big-name free agents, but that's purely speculation.

4:59 p.m. ET: The Marlins are pushing Pujols' camp, as they want a decision very soon. Miller reports it may not happen Tuesday, however, as some earlier reports indicated.

6:58 p.m. ET: The Mariners appear to be in on Fielder. Check out this quote from general manager Jack Zduriencik, via Geoff Baker, on whether or not the Mariners are the frontrunner: "I have no clue how many clubs are in on any free agents I'm talking to."

3:20 p.m. ET: The Nationals don't feel pressure to move for a center fielder, reports Comak. She notes that general manager Mike Rizzo feels comfortable with the thought of Jayson Werth playing center field and soon-to-be major-leaguer Bryce Harper taking over in right. Manager Davey Johnson said virtually the same thing Monday during his media session.

3:43 p.m. ET: The market for designated hitter David Ortiz has dwindled down to basically the Red Sox, reports Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe. There aren't many teams looking for just a DH, for one, and also note that a team would have to cough up a compensatory draft pick for Big Papi. So he's likely destined to stay in Boston.

5:24 p.m. ET: The Red Sox have signed pitcher Andrew Miller to a one-year contract, the club announced. He'll get a shot to compete for the starting rotation at this point.

7:02 p.m. ET: Ortiz plans to accept arbitration and remain with the Red Sox, reports ESPN Deportes (via MLB Trade Rumors). That means he'd be back on a one-year deal.

6:23 p.m. ET: The Reds are showing interest in Braves starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens, but the Braves are content to let the starting pitching market develop past this week, Knobler reports. Once the top free agents are signed, the Braves will have more leverage in a potential trade.